[Web4lib] Reference / citation / bibliographic management software

[Stacy Pober]

We've had a trial of RefWorks, which has some nice features, but is  
quite  pricey.  I've been looking for comparative reviews of of  
Refworks and the other available solutions (both proprietary and open  
source) but most of what I'm finding is pretty dated.

I'm looking for input from librarians who have either gotten site or  
network licences for some of the commercial products (RefWorks,  
ProCite, etc) or have implemented other solutions, such as installing  
an open source product or promoting the use of one of the open source  
products via training sessions.

I looked at the Wikipedia "Comparison of reference management software" page
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_reference_management_software>

Some of the most promising free solutions have odd quirks.  For  
example, according to the wikipedia chart, one of the most promising  
open source products, Refbase, can be used on most major operating  
systems and can import from file formats offered by almost every  
vendor we use - but it doesn't offer the Chicago/Turabian citation  
style which some of our professors require.

So, if your library has been using one of the products, please tell me  
how they're working for you.  For the open-source products, I'm most  
interested in how challenging (or how easy) they were to install and  
offer to the campus community. I would prefer a web-based solution  
simply because it allows users to access their citations no matter  
where they are working, as long as they have network access.

[If you reply to the list, please cc: stacy.pober at manhattan.edu   Thanks!]

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Stacy Pober
Information Alchemist
Manhattan College
O'Malley Library
Riverdale, NY 10471
stacy.pober at manhattan.edu
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